Tag: New York City
NYC’s Riders Alliance has a vision for a better, safer subway...
A Q&A on how the alliance is organizing riders for new community investments and how they’re pushing back against regressive narratives about public safety in the city and state.
Hate speech arrest of ex-US official sparks wider conversation on Islamophobia...
A clash of prejudice and justice: exposing the underbelly of racial and religious intolerance in America.
New York City is gradually sinking from the weight of its...
"Major cities on every continent except Antarctica are observed to be subsiding, and the issue may be worsened as populations grow."
New York City council proposes sweeping NYPD reforms
The council has announced a package of bills to reshape the NYPD and improve officer accountability. A City Council member cited a “direct line” from ProPublica’s coverage to the proposals.
Watch: New York City teens take charge in the fight against...
Join Teens Take Charge in their fight: share this video to keep your community informed and help these teens #IntegrateNow.
Voices and Stories from the NYC Climate March
Across the country and the world last Friday, kids and adults marched and rallied in solidarity in a Climate Strike. The NYC...
New York passes world’s largest carbon reduction effort to combat climate...
New York passed the Climate Mobilization Act on Thursday, which is the world's "largest single carbon reduction effort that any city, anywhere, has ever put forward."
Amazon’s defeat in NYC galvanizes movement to end billion-dollar corporate welfare
The lawmakers who took down Amazon say their victory is just the beginning of a major fight against tax subsidies for huge companies.
NY Attorney General files lawsuit against Trump Foundation
"This is not how private foundations should function and my office intends to hold the Foundation and its directors accountable for its misuse of charitable assets.”
New York City councilman proposes bill to help employees disconnect from...
The right to unplug would help employees draw clear lines and set boundaries in their personal lives.
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Trump’s backpedaling shows he’s not invincible
Protests will not directly convince Trump to change his views. But they can create an activated base of opposition.
The new age militarists
What's their threat to our common future?
Reduction in construction could cut emissions worldwide, UN reports
Because the sector depends on materials like steel and cement, which contribute to construction waste, it highlights the need for greater ambition in six areas, including renewable energy, building financing and energy codes.
You’re wrong Elon. Social Security’s not the ‘Ponzi Scheme’–The ‘unrealized gains’– taxloophole is…
“At current interest and tax rates, it is far cheaper to borrow against the value of one's shares than to sell them and pay taxes on the gains.”
Israel’s assault kills 174 children in Gaza in one of the deadliest 24 hours...
With at least 174 children killed in a single day, Israel’s renewed bombing campaign in Gaza marks one of the most devastating assaults in the region’s history, violating ceasefire agreements and worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis.